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A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified. →
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The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. →
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A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical or motive; a florid embellishment. →
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The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back. →